Inventors:
Ani Anirudh - Redmond WA, US
Anirban Banerjee - Issaquah WA, US
Christopher D. Gual - Seattle WA, US
Deyun Wu - Issaquah WA, US
Hui Shen - Sammamish WA, US
John W. Archer - Marysville WA, US
Michael Bell - Auburn WA, US
Mitesh K. Desai - Redmond WA, US
Saurabh Mahajan - Redmond WA, US
Senthilkumar Veluswami - Bellevue WA, US
Xiong Jiang - Lynnwood WA, US
Sundar P. Subramani - Bellevue WA, US
Taroon Mandhana - Redmond WA, US
Thomas W. Kuehnel - Seattle WA, US
Yan Wu - Redmond WA, US
Yi Lu - Sammamish WA, US
David A. Roberts - Redmond WA, US
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:
G06F 3/00
Abstract:
Some embodiments of the invention provide an interface between programmed instructions (e.g., an operating system) and a miniport driver configured to communicate with radio hardware on a computer. The interface may include components operable to invoke various wireless connectivity-related functionality implemented by the radio hardware and/or miniport driver. The functionality may, for example, include a capability whereby the computer may maintain simultaneous connections on a plurality of wireless networks using a single radio, and/or a capability whereby the computer may function as an access point for a wireless network.